The present study was carried out to determine the best heterotic combinations in terms of grain yield and its attributes in rice. For this, 5 lines are crossed with 2 testers in the Line x Tester mating design and their F1s are evaluated along with their parents and checks in ra...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i113244
Callosobruchus chinensis L. is considered as the most destructive pest that attacks stored grains. The use of synthetic chemicals has many adverse effects on human health and results in environmental contamination. Essential oils can effectively combat this pest as a natural alte...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i113245
The present experiment was carried out at All India Coordinated Research Project on safflower, College of Agriculture, Indore, (M.P.) during rabi season 2015-16 with the objective to test the effect of different sowing dates and cultivars on growth and yield attributes of safflow...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i113246
maize requires large amounts of nutrients for appropriate growth, production and yield, it is regarded as a crop that is nutrient-exhaustive. The nutrient requirements of the maize crop can be maintained with the use of effective nutrient management techniques. Nanotechnology is...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i113247
This investigation was conducted to study combining ability along with inheritance of grain yield and its component traits in 36 hybrids of pearl millet which were generated through line × tester mating design using 12 male sterile lines and 3 restorers as parental material at II...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i113249
The experiment consisting of 22 soybean cultivar/varieties were laid out in a Research farm (Genetics and Plant Breeding) AKS University Sherganj, Satna, Madhya Pradesh during Kharif, 2022. The 14 characters were studied viz. days to 50% germination, days to 50% flowering, plant...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i113231
Agriculture is the backbone of the Indian economy. It gives employment to more than 50 percent of India's population. This sector contributes more than 15 percent to the country's GDP, which signifies its importance in our economy. Though important, it is highly susceptible to lo...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i113232
Vegetables are one of the main elements in terms of ensuring a person's food security and nutritional well-being. Integrated application of macronutrients coupled with adequate incorporation of micronutrients is one of the key factors for quality vegetable production. For ensurin...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i113233
Aim: This study aims at bringing out butterfly diversity through species richness, seasonal distribution and suitable host plant preferences of identified butterflies in Forest Research Centre, Siddipet, Telangana, India. Study Design: Line Transect Method is followed. Place and...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i113234
Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) also known as bhendi is one of the most common vegetable preferred in every household of India. Cercospora leaf spot incited by Cercospora abelmoschi. is one of the emerging disease in Uttar Pradesh Region. An experiment was conducted in Central R...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i113235